Aleppo Pistachio-en

Introduction :

the aleppo city since long centuries is known by planting Aleppo pistachios, who called in Iran (pista), and In Egypt (pistachio green),either in the Arabian Maghreb it knew by name of (pistach), The Aleppo city is famous in planting him, until became known in all world by name (aleppo pistachio).

The Aleppo pistachio trees is known since the Assyrians, but the original home of Aleppo pistachio is (Ein AL-Tainah )in Syria.

this tree was known since 3500 years BC the West Asia and the Levant,and the name (Aleppo pistachio) is proportion to Aleppo as a traditional planting this tree since the oldness.

the clear signals of the planting this tree in the Syria is across finding old trees of P. vera (oldest specimens close to 1800 years) in the Ain El-Tainah village, Kalamoun District, about 60 km north of Damascus These trees are still productive, and one of them has a trunk circumference of about 11 m.

long ago was the Aleppo pistachio is implying to the Aleppo city,but it now is implying to the Morek, this small town (located in the middle area, north of the Hama city and near the Idleb city)

and whose became the largest producer of Aleppo pistachio in Syria. that number of the Aleppo pistachio trees in the Morek town is about 800 thousand trees,from them about 750 thousand fruit trees,consequently,estimating the town production from the aleppo pistachio in 2006 is more of 40 thousand tons,and it is in increase of ceaseless this has encouraged of a rapid expansion of pistachio fields around Idleb and Hama localities,and other regions in the country.



Introduction : the aleppo city since long centuries is known by planting Aleppo pistachios, who called in Iran (pista), and In Egypt (pistachio green),either in the Arabian Maghreb it knew by name of (pistach), The Aleppo city is famous in planting him, until became known in all world by name (aleppo pistachio). The Aleppo pistachio trees is known since the Assyrians, but the original home of Aleppo pistachio is (Ein AL-Tainah )in Syria. this tree was known since 3500 years BC the West Asia and the Levant,and the name (Aleppo pistachio) is proportion to Aleppo as a traditional planting this tree since the oldness. the clear signals of the planting this tree in the Syria is across finding old trees of P. vera (oldest specimens close to 1800 years) in the Ain El-Tainah village, Kalamoun District, about 60 km north of Damascus These trees are still productive, and one of them has a trunk circumference of about 11 m. long ago was the Aleppo pistachio is implying to the Aleppo city,but it now is implying to the Morek, this small town (located in the middle area, north of the Hama city and near the Idleb city) and whose became the largest producer of Aleppo pistachio in Syria. that number of the Aleppo pistachio trees in the Morek town is about 800 thousand trees,from them about 750 thousand fruit trees,consequently,estimating the town production from the aleppo pistachio in 2006 is more of 40 thousand tons,and it is in increase of ceaseless this has encouraged of a rapid expansion of pistachio fields around Idleb and Hama localities,and other regions in the country.
		The economic importance: In Syria there are approximately 10 million pistachio trees planted over 70 000 hectares. The number of pistachio bearing trees is 7.2 million, these trees produced about 85 000 tons of nuts in 2007.According to this estimate Syria is classified as the fourth largest pistachio producing country in the world after Iran, USA, and Turkey. Nutritional value of the aleppo pistachio: The Aleppo pistachios are great tasting and full of nutrients. A one-ounce serving is a generous 49 nuts and contains more than 10% of the Daily Value for dietary fiber, vitamin B-6, thiamin, phosphorus and copper. A serving of pistachios is naturally cholesterol free and contains 13g of total fat, of which just 1.5g is saturated fat, the fat is predominantly monounsaturated, similar to that found in olive oil. Pistachios contain 3.87 grams of linoleic acid per one-ounce serving. That is 22% of the 17 grams per day NAS set for men and 32% of 12 grams per day NAS set for women. also contributes to its cardiovascular benefit. Pistachios contain 1.5 grams of saturated fat per one-ounce serving and are naturally cholesterol free.